Friday, October 6
Johnson City, Tenn.
8 p.m. ET
Mercer University
7-10,2-3SoCon
0
at
3
ETSU
7-9,3-2SoCon
1
2
3
F
Mercer
21
13
15
0
ETSU
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
MER
ETSU
Kills
30
40
Errors
18
6
Attempts
99
93
Hitting %
.121
.366
Points
34.0
53.0
Assists
28
36
Aces
3
6
Blocks
1.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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/ VolleyballMB
/ Volleyball
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/ VolleyballOpp.
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Photo by: Travis Bell
Mercer Drops Road Match at ETSU
10/6/2017 10:10:00 PM | Volleyball
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Mercer came up short in its first road match of the week, falling to ETSU 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-15) on Friday evening.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 (21-25) |Â ETSU got a quick jump on the Mercer Bears, scoring the first two opening points of the match Friday night. The Bears retaliated with a 5-0 spurt to take the lead 5-2 in the first set. The Bears stayed in front for the majority of the match until the Bucs tied the game up at 20 and the lead for the remainder of the set. A kill by Emily Krogman brought Mercer within one but the Bears would drop the final three points to end the opening set.
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Set 2 (13-25) |After coming up short in set one, the Bears started out set two in the hole. After ETSU earned an 18-6 run, Danielle Faust produced a kill to push Mercer back into the game 18-7. However, the Bears could not tighten the match up within 11 points. A pair of kills by Maria Avramova and Morgan MacGilvary pulled the Bears within 12 points, but the Bucs would finalize the win 25-13.
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Set 3 (15-25) |MacGilvary halted the Buc's five-point run with a kill to bring the Mercer within eight points. Three straight kills (MacGilvary 2, Faust 1) brought the Bears' deficit within eight points, 11-17. Despite the three straight points for the Bears, they could not find their offensive rhythm to capitalize against the Bucs.
NOTABLES
"We learned some hard lessons tonight. Going in the road you have to 'bear' down on your scout and stay resolute mentally. Especially against a strong team like ETSU. I think we learned what we are comfortable executing is not going to be enough to win consistently. We are going to need to add some wrinkles."
RECORD UPDATE
Mercer will continue their weekend of travel to Chattanooga, Tenn., where it will face Chattanooga in further SoCon play. The match will start at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7.
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Volleyball, please follow the Bears on social media at@MercerBearsVB (Twitter), and @mercervolleyball(Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 (21-25) |Â ETSU got a quick jump on the Mercer Bears, scoring the first two opening points of the match Friday night. The Bears retaliated with a 5-0 spurt to take the lead 5-2 in the first set. The Bears stayed in front for the majority of the match until the Bucs tied the game up at 20 and the lead for the remainder of the set. A kill by Emily Krogman brought Mercer within one but the Bears would drop the final three points to end the opening set.
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Set 2 (13-25) |After coming up short in set one, the Bears started out set two in the hole. After ETSU earned an 18-6 run, Danielle Faust produced a kill to push Mercer back into the game 18-7. However, the Bears could not tighten the match up within 11 points. A pair of kills by Maria Avramova and Morgan MacGilvary pulled the Bears within 12 points, but the Bucs would finalize the win 25-13.
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Set 3 (15-25) |MacGilvary halted the Buc's five-point run with a kill to bring the Mercer within eight points. Three straight kills (MacGilvary 2, Faust 1) brought the Bears' deficit within eight points, 11-17. Despite the three straight points for the Bears, they could not find their offensive rhythm to capitalize against the Bucs.
NOTABLES
- Claire Waliczek added 23 out of the 24 total assists, and led the team in digs (13).
- Maria Avramova led the team in hitting percentage (.429).
- Paige Alsten included nine kills for the Bears.
"We learned some hard lessons tonight. Going in the road you have to 'bear' down on your scout and stay resolute mentally. Especially against a strong team like ETSU. I think we learned what we are comfortable executing is not going to be enough to win consistently. We are going to need to add some wrinkles."
RECORD UPDATE
- Mercer:Â 7-10, 2-3 Southern Conference
- ETSU:Â 7-9, 3-2 Southern Conference
Mercer will continue their weekend of travel to Chattanooga, Tenn., where it will face Chattanooga in further SoCon play. The match will start at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7.
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Volleyball, please follow the Bears on social media at@MercerBearsVB (Twitter), and @mercervolleyball(Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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